An Edgar Allan Poe Chronology

by J. Hammond

Overview

Providing a ready access to the main facts of Poe's life and career, this Chronology will be of service to the student, scholar or general reader who wishes to check a point quickly without referring to the detailed narratives offered by the standard biographies. The Chronology includes details of Poe's works, both those published in his lifetime and those which appeared posthumously. There is a full index of persons, places and works referred to.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349401703
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	05/14/1998
Series:	Author Chronologies Series
Edition description:	1st ed. 1998
Pages:	205
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.01(d)

About the Author

J.R. Hammond is Research Fellow at Nottingham Trent University.

Table of Contents

General Editor's Preface Introduction List of Abbreviations The Poe Family Map of Atlantic Seaboard, United States AN EDGAR ALLAN POE CHRONOLOGY The Poe Circle Chronology of Poe's Works Sources Index

Editorial Reviews

A chronological account of Poe's life, covering personal and professional highlights from childhood, through the development of his literary career, to his untimely death in 1849 at age 40. Details of Poe's legal and financial hardships, his ill-fated marriage, and dates of composition and publication of his literary works, are presented here in an unadorned, purely factual manner. Also included are biographical sketches of Poe's coterie of friends and associates. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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